Workshops

Summer Institute for Teachers

The Harvard Forest offers a forest ecology training institute for teachers of grades 2-12. Teachers of all levels of experience can learn how to implement field studies of local ecosystems in their schoolyards.

Contact Katharine Hinkle, Schoolyard Ecology Program Coordinator, at 978-756-6146 or via email to begin a hands-on, long-term ecological research project by enrolling in the Summer Institute.

• Frequently Asked Questions about HF-LTER Schoolyard Ecology  

Data Workshops

Winter Workshops

Teachers are enouraged to particpate in our data workshops in late fall to learn how to input, manage, and analyze project data. The Level I Data Workshop is designed for first year teachers. The Levels II and III Workshops are for experienced Schoolyard teachers.

• Upcoming Data Literacy workshops
  • Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 at the Fisher Museum at Harvard Forest
  • Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at the Harvard Natural History Musem in Cambridge
• Register for Winter workshops here

• Explore highlights from the 2013 Data Level III workshop.

Spring Workshop

Teachers are invited to learn from Harvard ecologists about project protocols in the spring and to share, through a series of teacher presentations, the ways these project themes are being integrated into class curricula.

• Sample Spring Schoolyard Ecology Workshop for Teachers Agenda

Contact Katharine Hinkle, Schoolyard Ecology Program Coordinator, at 978-756-6146 or via email for specific information on upcoming teacher workshops.